This actor has something

Chapter 298 I can't play games with my wife.

Is this a convergence of the timeline or a revision of the plot?

He Daqi looked at the strange-looking bunch of things in front of him and felt that something was off.

Both sides were smiling, but the meaning behind their smiles was different. The group opposite He Daqi smiled somewhat cautiously, while He Daqi's smile was reserved and gentle.

"Haha, Daqi, what do you think? Does this guy look familiar?" Ning Hao asked He Daqi with a smile, his arm around a long-haired, older man. It seemed he was about to introduce him.

"He does look somewhat familiar," He Daqi nodded with a smile.

How could they not look familiar...?

To understand the plot, He Daqi watched "Crazy Stone" several times in the film library, and was amused several times by the Qingdao dialect spoken by the guy playing Hei Pi.

Ning Hao, with an expression that said, "Just as I expected," grinned as if he were about to devour a child, and excitedly introduced the child to He Daqi:
"Right? I told you you'd remember him. He was in the same class as you, the class of 02, but he was in the dubbing class. He also often audited classes in the acting department. Maybe you two were even in the same classroom before!"

Holy crap! This guy's in the same grade as me?
Before He Daqi could figure it out, the actor playing Hei Pi smiled and shook hands with him.

"Hello Daqi, I'm Huang Bo from the 02 dubbing class at Beijing Film Academy. You don't usually spend much time on campus, and I've been going to the acting department since the second semester of my freshman year, so I've never had a chance to ask you for an autograph. I'm so glad I finally got to talk to you this time. No matter whether I get the role or not, I'll definitely ask for an autographed photo when I leave."

Huang Bo's self-introduction not only explained why He Daqi didn't know him, but also subtly indicated that he was a fan of He Daqi.

"Hello, hello. If Brother Hao can get you here today, it means he's definitely got you a role. You don't need to worry about that. Um, Brother Bo, right? No wonder you look familiar but I can't remember your name. I basically stopped going to school in the second semester of my freshman year, so I'm not familiar with many of my classmates. As for the autograph, no problem, I'll get you one right away."

After what happened with Ning Hao, He Daqi now checks the film library before meeting anyone, no matter who he's meeting for the first time.

After reading Huang Bo's introduction in the film library, he shook hands with Huang Bo warmly while wondering whether he should talk to Liu Ying about signing Huang Bo to Asia-Pacific Film & Television.

This guy is a late bloomer!
"This is Wang Xun. He was needed to coordinate the filming in Sichuan and he also makes a cameo appearance as the character 'Four Eyes' in the movie."

Ning Hao gestured with his hand and introduced another person to He Daqi.

"Hello, Teacher Wang."

"Oh, you don't deserve that, you are the teacher."

Wang Xun adjusted his glasses, then grinned and shook hands with He Daqi.

He Daqi warmly shook his hand for a while, and only let go after watching his introduction in the film library.

This development is also good, and according to the introduction, it seems that he and Huang Bo were once variety show hosts.

He Daqi took it to heart. He didn't have time to look into the details of the variety show, but based on the snippets in the film library, he could draw a conclusion: variety shows might be very popular in China in the future.

Just as He Daqi let go, Ning Hao introduced again: "This is Xiao Jun, he's very talented. He also helped organize the script for this movie. He plays Xiao Jun in the movie. This is Peng Bo, who plays Xie Xiaomeng in the movie."

"Nice to meet you."

Having finished introducing the various body types and heights before him, He Daqi shook hands with Ning Hao and then looked at him with a smile, asking, "Have the remaining roles not been chosen yet, or are they simply absent today?"

"There are both reasons. Sun Honglei was cast as the lead actor, but he's currently filming intensively on set to avoid delaying the film's progress, so he couldn't come."
The remaining important roles include the main villain, Brother Dao; the behind-the-scenes boss, Chairman Feng; and Sanbao, who follows the protagonist. Your uncle is quite optimistic about all three roles and was previously hesitant about which one to play.
This morning I offered the role of Chairman Feng, so now your uncle can only choose between Brother Dao and Sanbao. He hasn't given me a definite answer yet.

"I see..." He Daqi nodded slightly, and after a moment's thought, replied, "Do as you please. By the way, remember to schedule all my scenes together, preferably in one or two days. We'll start filming whenever I'm ready to move around."

"Ahem... Uh, Daqi, well... um." Ning Hao coughed, wanting to say something but not saying it.

He Daqi looked at him strangely, wondering what he was trying to do.

Ning Hao looked around, then the dog furtively pulled He Daqi aside. Meeting He Daqi's questioning gaze, Ning Hao said somewhat embarrassedly:

"Daqi, you might have to stay for a few more days. That way, when reporters come to interview you, we'll have something to talk about. Look at our crew, we're counting on you. If you finish filming in just one or two days, we won't have any topics to promote it."

He Daqi tried to wave his hand to refuse without hesitation, but before he could even raise his hand, Ning Hao pressed it down.

Ning Hao, with a gloomy face, didn't give He Daqi a chance to speak, and continued, "Junior brother, please help your senior brother out. At worst, I'll work overtime to finish the show for you, keep busy for a couple of days, and then you can just stay on set without having to work, or wander around the set for a few days. I'll take the opportunity to call in a few reporters. When the reporters come, you can just say a few words, and then you can leave after they leave, okay?"

“…Fine then.” He Daqi agreed reluctantly.

"There's something else," Ning Hao chuckled, scratching his head.

"explain."

“Um…the Yonghui Qiming Girls’ Group has three members who have come of age this year, right? Could you arrange for one of them to make a cameo appearance as Dao Ge’s lover?”

Upon hearing this, He Daqi recalled the plot of the character and thought it was alright. She was an abstract woman, so playing her wouldn't have any negative impact.

Then he began to consider who would be suitable.

Jing Tian is definitely not suitable. Although she is an adult this year, her face still looks a bit childish and is not suitable for playing the role of a lover.

As for Tong Liya and Reyizha...

After hesitating for a moment, He Daqi said, "Okay, let Reyizha go then. Yaya is all covered up and looks so fair now. I'm afraid if Yaya goes to be in the same frame as these guys, they'll look like a bunch of black dogs."

"Talk to Sister Liu and ask her to give Reyizha a friendly price for her cameo role. These young girls' appearance fees are too high these days. You made me sign a formal contract with Sun Honglei before, which has made me short of money. These days I'm trying to find cheap actors everywhere. I met Huang Bo at a bar."

Seeing that He Daqi was so easy to talk to, Ning Hao secretly started to complain.

"Don't talk to me about this. I don't care about this. If there's a problem, go find Wu Nannan. She's the producer this time." He Daqi shrugged, dismissing everyone else and emphasizing that he only wanted to talk about feelings, not money.

Ning Hao twitched the corners of his mouth, shook his head with a smile, and said helplessly, "Then you should hurry up and urge your uncle to choose a role quickly so that I can confirm the actor for the other role as soon as possible."

This was easy to discuss. He Daqi didn't even need to ask He Bing; he simply said, "Senior brother, you can choose. I reckon my uncle is still struggling with this. If you choose for him, I'll let him know so as not to delay things."

Ning Hao made up his mind, clapped his hands and said, "Then let your uncle play Dao Ge. As for the role of San Bao, I'm planning to let Liang Zi play it. After all, we went through thick and thin together in Hong Kong. He can't possibly give me a ridiculous price!"

"Sure, is there anything else? If not, I'll be going now. You can continue leading the team to study the script here."

"...Get out of here now."

He Daqi chuckled, gave Ning Hao the middle finger, then turned around and greeted the actors of different heights and builds before taking out his phone and walking out of the conference room.

Just as he stepped out the door, He Daqi dialed He Bing's number. Before He Bing could speak, He Daqi recounted how he had played the role of Dao Ge, and then hung up without giving He Bing any time to react.

Pushing open the door to Zhou Huimin's office, He Daqi saw her there reading documents. He didn't go in, but knocked on the door. When Zhou Huimin looked up, he smiled and said, "Let's go home."

……

In early March, Beijing is experiencing the transition from spring to winter, with temperatures varying daily.

The temperature was 16 or 17 degrees Celsius yesterday at noon, but it has dropped again today.

At this moment, Zhou Huimin was like a cheetah waiting for its chance to strike, her eyes fixed on the figures of an adult and two children playing not far away.

The two little chubby babies were giggling happily, clumsily running around the garden with their short legs. They probably thought they were running fast and fast, but little did they know that He Daqi could catch up with them in just two or three steps.

He Daqi was shouting and yelling behind the two children, making inhuman noises.

Seeing that the two little ones were running slowly, he pretended to speed up, trying to scare them into running faster.

Joy turned to sorrow. He Yefeng, who was running ahead, fell flat on his face on the grass. Before he could even open his mouth and howl, his younger sister, following suit, also fell flat on top of him.

Now that's great, with their two little mouths pursed downwards, they started a hip-hop duet.

Like a red-armband-wearing auntie who had finally caught a passerby spitting, Zhou Huimin rushed over and started blabbering at He Daqi, pointing her finger at his nose.

"I told you not to chase after them! Don't chase after them! But you wouldn't listen! Now look what happened!"

He Daqi was stunned by her words. After a long while, he asked in a ridiculous tone, "Let's say, when a child falls down, shouldn't a normal mother's first reaction be to pick the child up? Why are you blaming me first?"

"It's your fault!"

Zhou Huimin came over angrily, squatted down and pulled the two children up, muttering, "You won't play with Daddy anymore. You're always bumping into things. Huanhuan and Lele, be good and stay by Mommy's side from now on, and listen to Mommy tell you stories, okay?"

The two little ones clung to Vivian Chow's arms on either side, crying their hearts out. They had no interest in listening to Vivian Chow's ramblings and were too busy venting their emotions to listen to her.

The crying attracted Zhou's mother to come out of the villa. She was much more reliable than Zhou Huimin. She came over, took the two little ones and looked them over from left to right. After finding that they were alright, she gently patted their backs and soon calmed them down.

"Daqi, from now on, let them run around at home. The carpets at home are thick, so even if they fall, it won't hurt."

“Okay, Mom.” He Daqi chuckled and scratched his head.

The happy parent-child time came to an end, and Zhou's mother carried the two children back to the villa.

He Daqi came over in a cheeky manner and kicked Zhou Huimin in the butt, then asked with a grin, "What's wrong with you these past two days? Why are you always causing me trouble?"

"Can't you be a little more ambitious? What are you doing cooped up at home all day? The Koreans have been urging us so many times, but you just laugh and joke around all day, either playing with the kids or playing games at home."

At first glance, Zhou Huimin's words might lead one to believe that a wife is advising her husband to be more ambitious.

However, being an old married couple, He Daqi said he wasn't buying into that.

"I promised I'd take a proper rest this time, and it hasn't even been half a month yet. What's the rush? You're just tired of staying at home and want to come to South Korea with me for a trip, right? Let's talk about it in the middle of this month."

Looking at the nonchalant He Daqi, Zhou Huimin made a new request.

"Then let me play with that level-less sword on the Tang Dynasty ship. Didn't you say that you'd let me play with it once you'd had enough of it when you appraised it a couple of days ago?"

So that's how it is! He Daqi finally understood why Zhou Huimin had been playing hard to get with him these past two days.

"No."

He Daqi hadn't had enough of showing off himself, so how could he possibly give his show-off weapon to Zhou Huimin?

You broke your promise!

"I... I said I'd give it to you when I had enough, but I haven't brought enough yet."

Good grief, the couple started arguing over a piece of gaming equipment in the yard.

He Daqi now deeply regrets why he dragged Zhou Huimin to play Fantasy Westward Journey before.

In particular, he cheekily created a level 69 alt account and married Zhou Huimin's female character in the game.

Zhou Huimin followed his example and played two accounts, one of which was the same as his main account, the Tang Dynasty Official. As a result, Zhou Huimin would always "borrow" any good equipment that his main account had.

Two days ago, he identified a weapon without any level requirement and excitedly showed it off to Zhou Huimin for a long time. Before he could finish showing off, Zhou Huimin stretched out her hand, and He Daqi immediately started to change the subject.

The situation is reversed!

Zhou Huimin couldn't keep up the act anymore, and now she's all smiles and grins.

"Give it to me, Daqi!"

Zhou Huimin pulled and tugged at He Daqi, and when he didn't say anything, she hummed and hugged him from the front, starting her coquettish offensive.

Jingle Bell!
Just before He Daqi was about to give in, his cell phone rang.

That's strange, it was Stephen Chow calling.

"Hey, Mr. Stephen Chow, what can I do for you?"

"Qi Zai, you'll be coming to the Hong Kong Film Awards next month, right?" Stephen Chow seemed to be in a good mood, because his voice sounded cheerful.

"uncertain."

"Come on, it's only for one day anyway, just take some time to come and participate, consider it as a chance to get some fresh air."

"We'll see. What I said might not be just a polite way of putting it. I've taken on a Korean movie, and I'm not sure I'll be free next month."

"Okay then, you must come and visit when you have time."

After hanging up the phone, He Daqi raised an eyebrow, somewhat puzzled as to why Stephen Chow had started inviting guests to the Hong Kong Film Awards.

(End of this chapter)